Student suspended for asking Miss America to prom

Miss America Nina Davuluri

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Michael Loccisano, Getty Images

Gail Smith, Orlando Sentinel

Instead of a fantasy date, a high-school senior got suspended for three and a half days for asking Miss America Nina Davuluri to prom when she hosted a question-and-answer session at his Pennsylvania school, reports time.com.

Patrick Farves, a senior at Central York High School, Pa., said he planned all week to ask Davuluri, who was hosting a talk about diversity and the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM studies, the report said.

During a pause between pre-screened students during the Q&A, Farves called out his question and handed Davuluri a flower. Fellow students cheered. Administrators had warned him not to pull the stunt and slapped him with the suspension.

How did Davuluri answer? The cheers drowned out her response. “For the sake of my ego, I’m going to say no, I never got a direct answer,” Farves said, according to the report.